2010学年度第一学期期末考试
高一年级英语试卷
卷面总分:150分 考试时间:120分钟
友情提醒:第1至75题答案请用2B铅笔统一涂卡(机读卡),填涂在答题卡上。考试结束后只收第二卷和答题卡。
第一部分:客观题
一、听力:(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What does the woman mean?
A.She wants to meet the man tomorrow night. B.She will be busy every day this week.
C.She will be able to see him on another day.
2.Which program is the man going to watch first?
A.A movie. B.A soccer game. C.The evening news.
3.What is the man doing now?
A.He is a novelist. B.He’s doing nothing. C.He is a reporter.
4.How does the man finish his speech?
A.With something funny. B.By laughing.
C.By being easy.
5.Where are the two speakers?
A.At a birthday party. B.In the woman’s home.
C.In the hospital.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6至7两个小题。
6.What did the man do at his weekend?
A.He watched TV. B.He went to the cinema.
C.He listened to the radio.
7.Why didn’t the man enjoy the film?
A.Because his roommate talked about other things at that time.
B.Because the film is about the World War II.
C.Because he had no companion.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10三个小题。
8.Where did the conversation most probably take place?
A.On a train. B.On a bus. C.On a plane.
9.What will the woman do?
A.She is going to visit her son. B.She is going to study abroad.
C.She is going to do business abroad.
10.What is the man?
A.He is a businessman. B.He is a student. C.He is a government officer.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13三个小题。
11.How are the two speakers traveling?
A.By car. B.By train. C.By air.
12.What is the destination of the two speakers?
A.Los Angeles. B.San Jones. C.San Francisco.
13.Why are the speakers going to the gas station?
A.To fill in some gas. B.To use the bathroom. C.To ask directions.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16三个小题。
14.Where are the two speakers?
A.At the radio station. B.On a TV show. C.In the open air.
15.What are they talking about?
A.Their journey. B.The forest. C.The birds and plants.
16.What is the woman?
A.A reporter. B.A student. C.An actress.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20四个小题。
17.Where did the speech take place?
A.In a hotel. B.In a museum. C.In a classroom.
18.What was the place the speaker was talking about?
A.The place where people have their meals. B.The place where people sleep.
C.The place where people cook their food.
19.What do we know about the place the speaker was talking about?
A.It was built with large windows. B.It had a large room with a high ceiling.
C.It was full of wooden talbes.
20.How many people were needed to cook the meal mentioned by the speaker?
A.18. B.25. C.100.
二、单项选择:(每小题1分,共20分)
21.——How long are you staying?
——I don’t know. ___________.
A. That’s OK B. Never mind C. It depends D. It doesn’t matter
22.——What a pity! I haven’t got a ticket for the football match tonight.
——Don’t worry. It’ll be broadcast__________.
A. live B. lively C. alive D. living
23. The girl _________ more than 1, 000 English novels when she entered the senior high school.
A. has read B. read C. had read D. has been reading
24. --- What do you think of Tim?
--- He appears a kind person. I don’t like him, ________.
A. even so B. even though C. though D. yet
25. Mike has been making great efforts in practice in order to _______ his dream to win championship in the coming Olympics.
A. come about B. come true C. make D. live
26. Jenny seldom goes to the cinema on Sundays, __________?
A. doesn’t she B. is she C. does she D. has she
27. --- Hi! Jack, you look very tired.
--- Yes. I _______ my maths homework all day.
A. did B. had done C. have done D. have been doing
28. Lucy didn’t do well in this exam, ________ made her mother unhappy.
A. that B. what C. which D. whom
29. His drunk driving _________ this accident, ________ the death of twenty people.
A. resulted in; causing B. resulted from; caused
C. resulted from; causing D. resulted in; caused
30. ---Kate is eating less these days.
--- Well, that’s _______ makes me feel worried.
A. because B. what C. why D. how
31. That day everyone wondered _______ the baby of four went to her mother’s office.
A. how was it that B. how it was that C. how was it D. how was that
32. I don’t like the way ______ you treat me.
A. how B. of which C. / D. which
33. He __________to get to the top of the hill after________ several times.
A .managed; to try B. tried; to try
C. managed; trying D. tried; trying
34. Witnesses _____________three people escape from the scene where the man was murdered.
A. reported to see B. reported seeing
C. were reported to see D. are reported to be seeing
35.——Do remember to give Mary the money you borrowed.
——Yes, I will give it to her ____________I see her.
A. while B. immediately C. suddenly D. a moment
36. The possibility that he knew about the stolen files cannot be _________.
A. ruled out B. made out C. given out D. put out
37. He devoted every spare moment to __________English,________ his wife was devoted to music.
A. study; when B. study; though C. studying; if D. studying; while
38.——He __________caught in the rain yesterday and is now in hospital.
——I’m sorry to hear that.
A .had B. is C. got D. had been
39. At this time next week we ___________ a football match against Class 9.
A. are going to play B. will be playing C. will play D. are to play
40. The Canadian tourist hurried to the station, only ______ that the train had pulled out of the station.
A. telling B. to tell C. to be told D. having been told
三、完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
A rich man was camping alone on a hill. One day it began to rain and the rain made the tent wet. At last he 41 make his way home. As he passed a beautiful house he 42 to look for rest. A lady in 43 walked past him with her 44 holding up high. Following her were her two pretty daughters. They stopped and stared at him 45 .
“Who are you? We don’t like tramps(流浪汉) going 46 our home .”one of them shouted.
“Go away at once. ”cried the other.
“But I’m not a 47 . ”said the man, “All I want is food and stay for the night.”
“How 48 you come here? Go away at once!”they 49 , “We don’t like your feet around our house. Go, go!”
The man moved on and reached a 50 house. On entering it he saw a 51 preparing their supper. Though the light was 52 and the furniture was poor, it made him feel warm and comfortable.
“Can I have some 53 and rest for the night? he asked.
“Of course, friend, ”said the woman, 54 forward a little chair for him. “We are going to 55 our supper. Come and 56 us.”
The food was not 57 but they shared it with the stranger. That night they let him sleep on their bed 58 they themselves used the stable. Early the next morning, the man said good-bye to them. Their 59 left him a memory full of thanks.
When he reached home he 60 ordered a lovely house to be built for the couple in the woods.
41.A.had to B.must C.should D.would
42.A.tried B.managed C.asked D.stopped
43.A.sight B.cloth C.silk D.trouble
44.A.nose B.head C.eyes D.hands
45.A.curiously B.eagerly C.surprisingly D.angrily
46.A.around B.over C.to D.at
47.A.madam B.tramp C.thief D.stranger
48.A.do B.can C.will D.dare
49.A.explained B.continued C.repeated D.announced
50.A.big B.small C.lovely D.dirty
51.A.woman B.man C.person D.coulple
52.A.weak B.bright C.dark D.strong
53.A.cloth B.light C.food D.chair
54.A.taking B.bringing C.giving D.pulling
55.A.prepare B.cook C.buy D.have
56.A.join B.help C.attend D.enjoy
57.A.enough B.scary C.short D.lot
58.A.and B.while C.then D.when
59.A.coldness B.sickness C.kindness D.thank
60.A.quickly B.finally C.happily D.quietly
四、阅读理解:(每小题2分,共30分)
A
There are some special traditions in Hawaii. People are very friendly and always welcome visitors. They give visitors a lei, a long necklace of beautiful fresh flowers. Men wear bright flowered shirts, and women often wear long flowered dresses. There are traditional Chinese, Japanese and Filipino holidays and all the holidays from theUnited States. They callHawaiitheAlohaState. Aloha means both hello and good-bye. It also means “I love you.”
Usually when people from different countries, races and traditions live together, there are serious problems. There are a few problems inHawaii, but, in general, people have learned to live together in peace.
Hawaiians get most of their money from visitors, and most of the visitors come from the mainland and fromJapan. There are so many people living inHawaiinow where there used to be farmers. Some of the big sugar and apple companies have moved to thePhilippines, where they do not have to pay workers as much money. The families of the first people who came from theUSmainland own the important banks and companies. Japanese are buying or starting business.
61. A good title for this article might be___________.
A.Hawaii the Aloha State B.Living in Peace Together
C.The Flowers ofHawaii D.The Problems ofHawaii
62. The author wants to show in the second paragraph that __________.
A.Hawaii is the most peaceful place in the world
B.it is possible to learn to live together in peace
C.it is not possible to live together in peace
D.Hawaii is the only place where there is peace
63. ________ plays an important part in the development ofHawaii.
A.Modern industry B.Agriculture
C.The air line D.Business in travel
B
Welcome to the Ambassador Hotel. To make your stay as enjoyable as possible, we hope you will use our facilities(设施) to the full.
Dining Room
Breakfast is served in the dining mom from 8 to 9:30 a.m.. Alternatively, the room staff will bring a breakfast tray to your room at any time after7 a.m., if you place an order for it by telephone. In this case, please fill out a card and hang it outside your door when you go to bed. Lunch: 12:00 to 2:30 p.m.
Dinner: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Telephone:48752
Room Service
This operates 24 hours a day. Phone the Reception Desk, and your message will be passed on to the room staff.
Telephone:48759
Telephone
To make a telephone call, dial 0 for Reception and Laundry (洗衣店), and ask to be connected. We apologize for delays in putting calls through when the staff are very busy. There are also public telephone booths(电话亭)near the Reception Desk. Early calls should be booked with Reception.
Shop
The hotel shop is open for souvenirs(纪念品), gifts and toiletries(化妆品)from9 a.m. to 5:30p.m.
Telephone:48687
Laundry
We have a laundry on the premises(附属)and will wash, iron and return your clothes within 24 hours. Ask the room staff to phone the laundrymen to collect them.
Telephone:48867
Bar
The hotel bar is open from 12 to 2 p.m., and 7 p.m. to2 a.m.. The Reception staff will cash cheques and exchange money in many foreign currencies(货币).
64.The announcement(通知) mainly gives us information about ________.
A.facilities in the hotel B.providing passengers all kinds of service
C.the ways of serving D.carrying out the promise of the hotel
65.The card in a bedroom of the hotel is announced that ___________.
A.you should keep silence when walking past the room
B.the passenger of the room is taking a rest
C.the waiters mustn’t enter the room
D.any visitors won’t bother the hotel guest
66.You have arrived to stay at the hotel at2 a.m., and want a snack(快餐), What should you do ?
A.Go to the hotel shop. B.Go to the hotel bar.
C.Give a message to the waiter. D.Phone Reception
C
Pop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial(商业) music. It had its beginning in theUSAand spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best known early form of pop music was “rock’ n’ roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk-rock”. Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world; it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd andCrosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals are held all over the world.
67. All of the following forms belong to pop music EXCEPT __________________.
A. blues B. rock’ n ’roll C. jazz D. folk-rock
68. According to the article, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was ___________ it is today.
A. much greater than B. much smaller than C. as great as D. as small as
69. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. No pop music is on a high musical level.
B. Much pop music is very artistic.
C. Pop music is highly artistic.
D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.
70. “It is a big industry” means that _______________.
A. it makes a lot of musical instruments (乐器)
B. it is a big musical and commercial business
C. the pop singers are very hard-working
D. pop music is on a very high musical level
D
Invention of TV began in1922 inRigby,Idaho, the hometown of Philo. At the age of 16, Philo was a very shy boy. Only his teacher, Justin Tolman, realized that Philo was a special person.
One day after school Mr Tolman found Philo in the schoolroom. The boy was making drawings on the blackboard.
“What are you doing?” Mr Tolman asked with interest. “What are these drawings?”
“I want to invent things,” Philo answered, “and these are the drawings of one of my first inventions. I have an idea for a way of sending pictures through the air. Please, just let me tell you about it. You are the only person who can understand what I have done.” In the school library Philo had read about a man who had worked on an idea for TV, but had failed. Philo was sure that his idea was better and that he could succeed.
Mr Tolman was not sure and asked Philo many questions about the drawings. Giving facts and figures, Philo answered every question.
In 1926, Philo sent his drawings to Washington, along with a letter asking for patent (专利)rights on TV. Since then, television has become an important business all over the world.
71. When he lived in his hometown, Philo was ______________________.
A. quite different from others
B. an activity boy
C. an inventor
D. a hard-working boy
72. When Philo said “ You are the only person who can understand what I have done.”, his mood(情绪) was_________.
A. discouraged B. guilty C. trusting D. hopeless
73. It took Philo ________ to invent the television.
A. 2 years B. 4 years C. 6 years D. 8 years
74. Philo ________ after he invented television.
A. asked for the patent rights on television
B. sent his drawings to Mr Tolman
C. answered Mr Tolman’s questions
D. gave facts and figures to Mr Tolman
75. When Mr Tolman saw Philo’s drawings, he ______________________.
A. did not believe it was Philo’s invention
B. believed Philo could succeed
C. did not believe Philo could succeed
D. believed Philo was a special person
第二卷 (非选择题,共35分)
第四部分:写作(共三节,满分35分)
第一节:根据所给首字母或中文意思,在横线上填入适当的词:(每小题1分,满分10分)
76. Our teacher asked us to make p____________ for the coming final examination.
77. His wet coat was __________(证据)that he had been outside.
78. Working as a guide is a ___________(挑战)job.
79. As the old saying goes, practice makes p_____________.
80. The visitors ___________(在场的) are from Hong Kong.
81. The ____________(政府)is taking some measures to improve people’s living conditions.
82. We should work out ____________(定期地) in order to keep fit.
83. The police are looking into the c___________ in the remote village.
84. A t___________ is a person between the ages of 13 and 19 .
85. People are looking forward to living in h___________ with nature.
第二节:对话填空:(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)
M: Jane, I hear that you are leaving school now. What do you want to do?
Have you made up your (86) m __ yet? (86) __
W: No, not yet. But I think I’m going to take up (87) s __. (87) __
M: Any special (88) r __? (88) __
W: Yes. It’s because I am (89) g __at singing songs. (89) __
All my classmates say so. (90)B __, singing is quite interesting (90) __
and you meet a lot of the audience.
M: And you will have to (91) p __ them, too. (91) __
W: Well, you do it in any job, don’t you?
M: And what do your parents think (92) a __it? (92) __
W: They don’t quite agree with my idea. That’s the only (93) t __. (93) __
M: Yes, um… my parents are trying to send me to an art (94) c __ (94) __
because they want me to be an actor.
W: Then what will you do.
M: Well… I haven’t (95) d __ yet. (95) __
But I usually get my own way in the end.
第三节:书面表达:(满分15分)
学校围绕“八荣八耻”开展系列主题活动教育活动,同学们积极参与。请写一篇报道,记叙争做“好学生、好公民”活动以来同学们所发生的巨大变化。
活动前
活动后
1、随意丢弃废物,不能保持教室、校园清洁
2、对师长不礼貌,不主动问候
3、购物、等车不能遵守秩序
1、积极参加大扫除,废物放入垃圾箱
2、主动问候师长并帮助做事
3、排队等候,为老年人让座
注意:1、文章开头已为你写好,但不计入总词数。
2、报道须包括表格的内容,词数:120左右。
The activity of being a good student and good citizen has been held since the beginning of this term in our school. Everybody has taken an active part in it.